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Month: January 2012

Valentine’s Day is such fun because it’s all about spreading the love – to your sweetheart of course, but also to friends, your peeps, and the world at large. This year our ‘his and hers’ truffle bars are wrapped in whimsy and sealed with a kiss. So cute, you can almost skip the card! But we know you are in love with us for more than our looks, and so here’s a peek at what’s inside.

Her Valentine is a Dark Chocolate Truffle Bar that we call ‘Pink Bubbly’. The truffle filling is crafted using freeze-dried raspberries folded into white chocolate and stirred with champagne and all natural popping candy. Enrobed in our signature dark chocolate, the combination is delicate and pleasing and never overpowering. Sweet, tart and lightly effervescent, it tickles the palette and is sure to make her smile.

Every year we introduce some of our latest creations at the Winter Fancy Food Show. It is always a whirlwind tour of unbelievable products and flavors and a great chance to connect with old friends and new. This year, there were a few trendspotters (from magazines you’d know, like Sunset, The New Yorker and Better Homes and Gardens) walking the halls of the Moscone Center, ferreting out the latest tastes to watch in 2012.

Some of their finds were not too surprising – ancient grains are huge. We agree. Quinoa really is a pretty tasty ‘almost perfect’ protein. While other trends surprised us – did you know that pickling is making a comeback?

But the trend we really loved to see is that gluten free is growing up. According to these food journalists and cookbook authors, shoppers are increasingly opting for gluten free foods, whether they have allergies or not. And at the show they noticed that producers are stepping up by offering full flavor, high quality choices. So, we thought now would be a good time to remind everyone that our 10 everyday truffle bars are gluten free!

Guess what, they are also all natural and kosher. They always have been and always will be. But still, we love a good trend!